“Jurgen and I have such a good relationship that I have always been in the loop on everything. This time I do not know anything. That means the English media knows nothing either.

“I do not know who the Liverpool scouts are monitoring. Not even Klopp always knows what they are up to.”

Liverpool previously raided Schalke after bringing in Joel Matip on a free in 2016, and while Kolasinac is also available for nothing this summer, the Bosnian full-back player appears destined for Arsenal.